Chapter 332 The Emperor Awakens
Eunuch Cui's words were so shocking that the court officials standing at the entrance of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity changed their expressions and accused Li Zhong.
Finally, Xiao Ji concluded: "Li Zhong is ambitious and wants to murder my father and hold the government hostage. He deserves to die!"
"Your Highness." Cheng Fengqi lifted the hem of his court robe and knelt down, "Your Highness, please punish the rebels severely and restore order!"
Cheng Fengqi had said this, and although the other court officials had not thought of this yet, they all knelt down and said in unison: "Your Highness, please punish the traitor severely and restore order!"
Xiao Ji looked at Cheng Fengqi with some admiration in his eyes.
Although he disliked this guy for some unknown reason, he did have a good brain.
"Please stand up, my lords." Xiao Ji was satisfied, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, his expression was a little solemn. "Li Zhong's rebellion was indeed a bad thing. If it had not been discovered in time, I am afraid that..."
"Don't worry, my lords. I will give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter."
After Xiao Ji finished speaking, Cheng Fengqi led everyone to stand up.
At this point, Li Zhong's guilt was completely determined.
Although it was already late at night, there was still a lot to do, and both the palace and the Jinwu Guards needed to be cleaned up.
Cheng Fengqi was entrusted with an important task by Xiao Ji and was responsible for taking charge of these matters.
While Xiao Ji was explaining these things, Xie Yao led people to find Zhu Qing and Lin Xia. Xiao Ji had made preparations in advance, so Xie Yao was naturally not completely in the dark.
It was true that she was brought into the palace today. In order to avoid Li Zhong's suspicion, she did not bring Si Bei with her, but she had on her the self-defense items that Shan Shan had prepared in advance.
Bringing her into the palace was within her expectations, but taking her to an abandoned palace and locking her up was totally beyond Xie Yao's expectations...
Zhu Qing and Lin Xia’s lives were of course safe, and the people Xie Yao arranged to go out quickly found the two.
"Crown Princess!" Zhu Qing and Lin Xia came in and saw Xie Yao, and they both breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you okay?"
Xie Yao had already changed her clothes back, and the palace maid who was knocked unconscious by her was also found and compensated.
"It's okay." Xie Yao motioned to the two to rest assured. She looked them up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure that they were both okay. "I'm glad you're okay."
Zhu Qing and Lin Xia looked at each other, both of them seemed to want to say something but hesitated, but perhaps because there were quite a few people here, neither of them spoke rashly.
But Xie Yao still noticed some problems.
Just as she was about to dismiss everyone and ask more questions, she heard a voice from outside, "The Concubine Shu is here—"
Xie Yao gave Zhu Qing and Lin Xia a look that told them to stay calm, and then went to see Concubine Shu first.
When Concubine Shu entered the room and saw that Xie Yao was safe and sound, she breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the situation in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity was now under the control of Xie Yao and Xiao Ji.
"Crown Princess." Concubine Shu said, "I heard something happened today... Is His Majesty okay?"
Xie Yao smiled and gave Concubine Shu a reassuring look, saying, "Li Zhong, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, held my father hostage and falsely passed on the imperial edict. He has now been brought to justice. Fortunately, he was rescued in time and my father is safe and sound. Please rest assured, Concubine Shu."
Concubine Shu nodded and said, "I'm glad that your Majesty is alright. I want to go see your Majesty."
She came here today for another reason...
That is to meet the emperor.
The emperor who had already woken up was in a coma today, naturally because he was drugged. As for the imperial physician... he was chosen by Eunuch Li.
Xie Yao and Concubine Shu entered the inner hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation together.
Everyone had been dismissed. Si Nan, Zhu Qing and others were guarding outside. Apart from the two of them, Xiao Ji was also there.
Concubine Shu thought for a moment, looked at Xiao Ji, and said, "Prince, I have also heard what Eunuch Cui said today."
"This palace and Xiaowu have absolutely no such intention..."
Shufei was not someone who could make decisions on her own. After hearing what Eunuch Cui said, she asked Xiao Ze what he thought.
Xiao Ze said it himself, he didn't mean that.
And... Xiaowu also told her... the prophecy that the prince would not live past the age of 25, which had been widely circulated, has now been broken.
If it were someone else, Xiaowu might still fight for it.
But the prince didn't have this idea.
"Aunt." Xiao Ji's voice sounded, and he looked at Concubine Shu seriously and said, "Aunt, you don't have to explain, I understand everything."
Xiaowu revealed more to him about some things.
"Cough, cough." Finally at this moment, the emperor lying on the bed made a sound. The three of them stopped talking and looked towards the emperor.
"Come, someone." The emperor's voice was very weak. After coughing lightly a few times, he slowly opened his eyes.
The lights in the hall were bright and dazzling. The emperor was stunned for a long time before he reacted. When he saw the three people in the hall clearly, his expression stiffened for a moment and a sinister look flashed in his eyes.
What's going on?
According to his plan, shouldn't this be the time...
Where did Li Zhong go again?
For no reason, he slept for so long...
The emperor had a lot of questions in his mind.
"Father." Xiao Ji did not give the emperor much time and politely bowed and greeted him, "You are awake. Did you sleep well?"
The emperor's expression changed constantly, and he quickly made a judgment in his mind, "I...what happened?"
"What happened?"
Obviously, the emperor's decision was to pretend he knew nothing.
He lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in them, not wanting Xiao Ji and the others to see it. But some people did not want to give him this opportunity.
Before Xiao Ji could say anything, Concubine Shu said, "It has come to this. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Your Majesty, do you still want to pretend?"
The emperor's face darkened slightly, and a chill flashed in his eyes. He could no longer maintain his expression. "What do you mean by that, Concubine Shu?"
"Li Zhong, the leader of the Jinwu Guard, plotted a rebellion and coerced Eunuch Cui to be his accomplice. He falsely passed on the imperial edict and has been executed." Concubine Shu stared at the emperor's expression as she spoke. Seeing the sinister look in his eyes, Concubine Shu said, "Your Majesty, you are anxious."
"I don't understand what you are saying." The emperor's voice was slightly deep, and he looked at Xiao Ji, "Prince..."
"Father." Xiao Ji looked into the emperor's eyes, "You want me to die."
"Why?"
The emperor's eyes flickered. He tried to struggle to get up, but couldn't. He could only look weakly at the three people standing in front of the bed.
The emperor took a deep breath and said, "Prince, what are you talking about? You were made the crown prince when you were born. I have always placed high hopes on you. How could it be possible that..."
"It was you who poisoned our mother, right?" Xiao Ji interrupted the emperor again, trying his best to keep his voice calm.
"What?!" a voice suddenly rang out, and before the emperor could react, his collar was grabbed by someone.
But it was Concubine Shu.
The concubine who had been standing in front of the bed had now rushed to him, clutching the emperor's collar with both hands, her scarlet eyes filled with shock and hatred, she gritted her teeth and squeezed out a few words, "Did you poison me?!"
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